The 14 times I handle fire wood

[bogydave]

My 14 Steps:
1. Push wheel barrow 100 yds up steep hill then 1/8 to 1/4 mile along pretty flat trail.
2. Cut and buck logs.
3. Push wheel barrow till downhill then pull facing downhill.
4. Unload wheel barrow on side of road.
Repeat steps 1-4 until worn out.
5. Pull empty wheel barrow down steep hill to driveway.
6. Drive pickup up hill.
7. Load pickup.
8. Unload pickup in driveway.
9. Stack rounds.
B R E A K
10. Split rounds.
11. Load splits into wheel barrow (20-30 per load).
12. Stack.
13. Rub THERA-GESIC on knees and elbows.
14. Thank God for this wonderful gift.
WHEW!

Kinda like you have to move the wood "up hill both ways" LOL.

All the time, we're getting exercise.
Not quite "insanity" though, we expect the "same results" in the end. A nice warm house on cold days

 

[albert1029]

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It does indeed!

 

[albert1029]

wow, your very neat I must say.

I'm not really ocd, wait, I may be.

 

[albert1029]

The year we bought our house, wood stove, wood lot, truck, chain saw and other related stuff, I was bragging to my dad about all the money we would save heating with wood...he looked at me and said honey, I think you might have that wrong. In any event, that was back many years ago when oil heat/electric heat was somewhat affordable. He was an Arkansas boy..grew up on an East Arkansas farm during the depression and boy did he love the thermostat to the oil furnace when he was able to have his own house. Being cold and splitting wood something he wanted to leave behind. He thought we were crazy to want to heat with wood. Fast forward 10 more years, nostalgia took hold and after seeing us enjoy our stove, he up and bought one for himself, bought a truck & chainsaw and went scrounging with a buddy for wood the next 10 years of his life as his retirement hobby. Mom thought this was great, got the big guy out of the house for a few hours every day. Love you Dad

You know, it's one of the few things left in the world that you can work hard at and actually get more in return.